A venomous cottonmouth is giving people the willies on social media, after a video recorded by an Alabama biologist showed the snake was caught blending in perfectly with ground cover. Cottonmouths, ...

The southeastern United States has many fascinating snakes – none more feared than the highly venomous cottonmouth. These ...

While many species are harmless and generally avoid humans, knowing their habitats can help lessen the shock of an unexpected ...

The cottonmouth snake is one of the most feared and misunderstood reptiles in the Eastern US, often confused with non-venomous species and generally killed on sight even when identified correctly. In ...

Video recorded in Alabama wilderness shows a highly venomous cottonmouth snake was hiding on ground in plain sight when a biologists spotted it. Do you see it?

Despite their fearsome reputation, only one in 500 snakebites in the U.S. are fatal thanks to widespread access to antivenom ...

For Oklahoma lake-goers, encountering snakes can be a startling and often unsettling part of the lake-day experience. Various snake species inhabit areas in and around the state's waters ...

Fortunately, the water snakes are not venomous. Unfortunately, the cottonmouth snake is a semi-aquatic, venomous snake.

What was originally believed to be a copperhead snake that reportedly bit two dogs along the Ten Mile River may just have ...

What's to love about snakes? Jackie Kovacs shows Tuscaloosa News staffer Gary Cosby Jr. during their snake hunt.

Many snakes in Missouri are harmless to humans, but you'll want to know how to spot dangerous species.